Lawmaker donates police station to Nasarawa command

The member representing Kokona West Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Danladi Jatau, has donated a police station he constructed in Bassa, Kokona Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Jatau, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Public Complaints, Petition and Security, stated this when he led top officers of the Police in the state to inspect the project on Saturday in Bassa.
He pledged commitment to accord topmost priority to the security of his people in the interest of peace for the overall development of the constituency and the state.
The lawmaker said he “built this police station in the interest of the security of lives and property of my constituents and other people…”
He said the gesture was to complement the state government efforts in promoting peace.
Mr Jatau commended the Commissioner of Police and his officers for their efforts in promoting peace in the area and urged them to sustain the tempo.
While expressing readiness to support the police and other security agencies to succeed, Mr Jatau pledged effective representation at the legislature.
On his part, the Police Officer (OC) Works in the state, Ahmed Abubakar-Bello, commended the gesture, adding that security was a collective responsibility.
Mr Abubakar-Bello was accompanied in the visit by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Garaku Diversion, Caleb Tabawasa among others.
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